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DE MELIORIBUS DAMNIS

Legal Term: DE MELIORIBUS DAMNIS
Definition: Of the better damages. When a plaintiff has sued several defendants, and the damages have been assessed severally against each, he has the choice of selecting the best, as he cannot recover the whole. This is doue by making, an election de melioribus damnis.



***All definitions are taken from the 1856 Edition of Bouviers Law Dictionary

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